2 police officers tied to KKK in Florida

FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. — A city official says two police officers in Florida are no longer with the department after a law enforcement report tied them to the Ku Klux Klan.

Fruitland Park City Manager Gary La Venia said Monday that Deputy Chief David Borst resigned and Officer George Hunnewell was fired last week.

La Venia says the small city of 5,000 residents located west of Orlando has been rocked by the allegations. The accusations surfaced last week in a report from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement based on information from the FBI. It's not clear what the FBI was investigating.

La Venia says the State Attorney's Office has informed city officials that pending cases from the officers will be reviewed, although Borst's job was primarily administrative and didn't involve much patrolling.

I hate racism, and I particularly hate a racist cop whose racism affects his job performance.

On the other hand, so far as I know, it's not illegal to be a member of the KKK. What if they were members of the Communist Party? The Sierra Club? The NAACP? The ACLU? The Tea Party? Or, heaven forbid, the Republican Party (which many believe is anti-minorities)? Who decides which lawful organization(s) a public employee may join?